Guest guest Posted February 22, 2005 Report Share Posted February 22, 2005 I've had a few nurses remark about my " high " blood pressure. I am not overweight, but given my family history, it's something I would like to slash. I just had my blood pressure taken last week, and ohmygosh.. i'm only gonna be 29 in a few days. ack. Does anybody have any natural remedy ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 23, 2005 Report Share Posted February 23, 2005 First of all, if your blood pressure is high or has been borderline for a long time, you should do what your physician says and forget about natural remedies for now. One thing you can do is eliminate any salty foods, processed foods (because of the salt), and using salt in cooking or at the table. Substitute salt with spice mixes that don't have salt to add more flavor. Also be wary of soy sauce, tamari, MSG and other flavor enhancers. Add MORE potassium to your diet, and also get magnesium. I added some info I had on sources of potassium at the end. Nuts are an excellent source of magnesium: GOOD SOURCES OF POTASSIUM FOOD SELECTED POTASSIUM SERVING SIZE PER SERVING(1) BREADS, CEREALS, AND OTHER GRAIN PRODUCTS Ready-to-eat cereals: Oat flakes, fortified with soy flour 1 ounce + 100-percent-bran cereals(2) 1 ounce ++ FRUITS Apricots: Dried, cooked, unsweetened 1/2 cup +++ Dried, uncooked 1/4 cup ++ Banana, raw 1 medium ++ Cantaloup, raw About 1/2 cup diced + Grapefruit juice: Canned or reconstituted frozen, unsweetened 3/4 cup + Fresh 3/4 cup + Honeydew melon, raw About 3/4 cup diced + Melon balls (cantaloup and honeydew), frozen, unsweetened 1/2 cup + Nectarine, raw 1 medium + Orange juice: Canned 3/4 cup + Fresh or reconstituted frozen, unsweetened 3/4 cup ++ Peaches: Dried, cooked, unsweetened 1/2 cup ++ Dried, uncooked 1/4 cup ++ Pears, dried, cooked, unsweetened 1/2 cup + Pomegranate, raw 1 medium ++ Prunes, dried, cooked, unsweetened 1/2 cup ++ Prune juice, unsweetened 1/2 cup ++ Raisins 1/4 cup + Watermelon, raw About 1 3/4 cups diced + VEGETABLES Artichoke, globe (french), cooked 1 medium + Asparagus, cooked 1/2 cup + Beans: Green, cooked 1/2 cup + Lima, cooked 1/2 cup +++ Cauliflower, cooked 1/2 cup + Chard, cooked 1/2 cup ++ Corn, cooked 1/2 cup + Jerusalem artichoke, raw 1/2 cup + Mushrooms, cooked 1/2 cup + Parsnips, cooked 1/2 cup + Peas, green, cooked 1/2 cup + Plantain, green or ripe, boiled 1 medium +++ Potato: Baked or boiled, with skin 1 medium +++ Baked or boiled, without skin 1 medium ++ Pumpkin, cooked 1/2 cup ++ Rutabaga, cooked 1/2 cup + Spinach, cooked 1/2 cup ++ Squash, winter, cooked, mashed 1/2 cup +++ Sweetpotato: Baked 1 ++ medium ++ Boiled 1 medium + Tomatoes: Raw 1 medium + Stewed 1/2 cup ++ Tomato juice, canned 3/4 cup ++ Tomato-vegetable juice or tomato juice cocktail, canned 3/4 cup ++ MEAT and FISH ALTERNATES Dry Beans, Peas, and Lentils Beans, cooked: Bayo, black, brown, or red kidney 1/2 cup ++ Calico, chickpeas (garbanzo beans), mung, or pinto 1/2 cup + Lima, soybeans, or white 1/2 cup ++ Lentils, cooked 1/2 cup ++ Peas, split, green or yellow, cooked 1/2 cup ++ Soy milk (not baby formula) 1 cup + (1) A selected serving size contains at least - + 200-349 milligrams ++ 350-499 milligrams +++ 500 or more milligrams (2) Most 100-percent-bran cereals contain at least 350 milligrams of potassium. January 1990 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ from Maida. Please sign my petition: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/738171316 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 26, 2005 Report Share Posted February 26, 2005 Hi I am new here but want to address this. I am a firm believer in natural medicine, but in this case until the source of the elevation is found, I agree you should stay away from naturals. The American Heart and Lung Association have changed the blood pressure protocols. The new boarderline hypertensive level is 120/80, something we think of as normal. Monitoring sodium intake is an excellent way to start, as well as adding meditation if you can get him to do this. Also look for hidden salts, food like celery are extremely high in sodium. Also depending on where you live the ground water is also high in sodium. Especially in an area like Detroit, it rests on a salt mine. Check out the National Institute of Health, or the American Heart Association website, for more information these are great sources. But just take it with a grain of salt Maidawg <maidawg wrote: First of all, if your blood pressure is high or has been borderline for a long time, you should do what your physician says and forget about natural remedies for now. One thing you can do is eliminate any salty foods, processed foods (because of the salt), and using salt in cooking or at the table. Substitute salt with spice mixes that don't have salt to add more flavor. Also be wary of soy sauce, tamari, MSG and other flavor enhancers. Add MORE potassium to your diet, and also get magnesium. I added some info I had on sources of potassium at the end. Nuts are an excellent source of magnesium: GOOD SOURCES OF POTASSIUM FOOD SELECTED POTASSIUM SERVING SIZE PER SERVING(1) BREADS, CEREALS, AND OTHER GRAIN PRODUCTS Ready-to-eat cereals: Oat flakes, fortified with soy flour 1 ounce + 100-percent-bran cereals(2) 1 ounce ++ FRUITS Apricots: Dried, cooked, unsweetened 1/2 cup +++ Dried, uncooked 1/4 cup ++ Banana, raw 1 medium ++ Cantaloup, raw About 1/2 cup diced + Grapefruit juice: Canned or reconstituted frozen, unsweetened 3/4 cup + Fresh 3/4 cup + Honeydew melon, raw About 3/4 cup diced + Melon balls (cantaloup and honeydew), frozen, unsweetened 1/2 cup + Nectarine, raw 1 medium + Orange juice: Canned 3/4 cup + Fresh or reconstituted frozen, unsweetened 3/4 cup ++ Peaches: Dried, cooked, unsweetened 1/2 cup ++ Dried, uncooked 1/4 cup ++ Pears, dried, cooked, unsweetened 1/2 cup + Pomegranate, raw 1 medium ++ Prunes, dried, cooked, unsweetened 1/2 cup ++ Prune juice, unsweetened 1/2 cup ++ Raisins 1/4 cup + Watermelon, raw About 1 3/4 cups diced + VEGETABLES Artichoke, globe (french), cooked 1 medium + Asparagus, cooked 1/2 cup + Beans: Green, cooked 1/2 cup + Lima, cooked 1/2 cup +++ Cauliflower, cooked 1/2 cup + Chard, cooked 1/2 cup ++ Corn, cooked 1/2 cup + Jerusalem artichoke, raw 1/2 cup + Mushrooms, cooked 1/2 cup + Parsnips, cooked 1/2 cup + Peas, green, cooked 1/2 cup + Plantain, green or ripe, boiled 1 medium +++ Potato: Baked or boiled, with skin 1 medium +++ Baked or boiled, without skin 1 medium ++ Pumpkin, cooked 1/2 cup ++ Rutabaga, cooked 1/2 cup + Spinach, cooked 1/2 cup ++ Squash, winter, cooked, mashed 1/2 cup +++ Sweetpotato: Baked 1 ++ medium ++ Boiled 1 medium + Tomatoes: Raw 1 medium + Stewed 1/2 cup ++ Tomato juice, canned 3/4 cup ++ Tomato-vegetable juice or tomato juice cocktail, canned 3/4 cup ++ MEAT and FISH ALTERNATES Dry Beans, Peas, and Lentils Beans, cooked: Bayo, black, brown, or red kidney 1/2 cup ++ Calico, chickpeas (garbanzo beans), mung, or pinto 1/2 cup + Lima, soybeans, or white 1/2 cup ++ Lentils, cooked 1/2 cup ++ Peas, split, green or yellow, cooked 1/2 cup ++ Soy milk (not baby formula) 1 cup + (1) A selected serving size contains at least - + 200-349 milligrams ++ 350-499 milligrams +++ 500 or more milligrams (2) Most 100-percent-bran cereals contain at least 350 milligrams of potassium. January 1990 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ from Maida. Please sign my petition: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/738171316 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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